August releases

August Releases

Historically a well-known box office drought month, August occupies an unenviable position between summer blockbusters and holiday fireworks which leaves little to expect most years - at least where the major big-budget Hollywood productions are concerned.  It's rather fitting, then, that this month's leading flick is Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, essentially a side story to the beloved full-throttle action series which, nonetheless, shows considerable promise as a good outing at the matinee.  Joining the titular bash brothers are other (hopefully) fair-to-middling productions, like Nicholas Cage's newest box office Hail Mary where he plays an ex-con on borrowed time seeking bloody retribution against his former gang; and Melissa McCarthy's latest meander into drama with The Kitchen, a tale of three housewives literally married to the mob who find a deadly purpose in crime after their significant others get sent up the river.  

Leaving the movies aside, there's a whole world of entertainment out there this month sure to light a spark in anyone, whether in the realms of music, literature, or video games.  The links below, as always, will lead you to this month's bag of goodies:

Movies

https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/august/2019 

Games

http://www.ign.com/games/upcoming?time=1m 

Books 
http://www.bookreporter.com/coming-soon 

Music 
https://uproxx.com/music/new-albums-coming-out-this-month-august-2019/

Television
https://www.tvguide.com/coming-soon/

See you at the movies! You know, maybe.

August Releases

August Releases

Ah, August: Tinseltown's red-headed stepchild when it comes to box office firepower. Okay, maybe that's a little unfair - or, maybe, it's right on the target. Let's see: we've got the paranormal teen fantasy escapist adaptation; the meme-to-big-screen creepypasta adaptation; the original boy and his dog story; and, oh yeah - pundit Dinesh D’Souza's latest summer "documentary" claptrap. Out of all those, only Alpha - which admittedly gave me a case of the misty eyes when I first saw the trailer - avoids triggering my "avoid like the plague" instincts.  It probably helps that it's a rare and refreshing breath of originality in a cinema swamp routinely flooded with sequels, adaptations, and remakes.  Though on that note, another flick worth taking a gander at is Disney's Christopher Robbin, a mix 3d/live action spin on A. A. Milne's beloved characters.  It seems to sparkle with charm and Winnie-the-Pooh's homespun wisdom devoid of pretense, and if nothing else, may at least provide a palette cleanse after Peter Rabbit's, shall we say, "liberal" take on Beatrix Potter's classic tales earlier this year.
   

Movies

https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/august/2018 

Games

http://www.ign.com/games/upcoming?time=1m 

Books 
http://www.bookreporter.com/coming-soon 

Music 
http://www.allmusic.com/newreleases

Television
https://www.tvguide.com/special/summer-tv/calendar/ 

See you at the movies!  You know, maybe. 

August Releases

August Releases

I'm getting a head start on the premieres this month, since it's probably the most positive action I'll be seeing for a good while.  August is a notoriously slow time in the annals of popular culture, with few major headline draws save for the controversial Fantastic Four.  With the snooze fest extending across media boundaries, it's likely this month will retain its well-deserved reputation as the entertainment siesta of the year.  Still, a cool, cozy theater is a welcoming escape from the summer heat, and who knows?  There might be a few gems awaiting our discovery.  Truth be told, there are quite a few interesting debuts in the music and anime worlds this late summer, so we should keep an ear out:

Movies

http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/august/2015 

Television

http://www.tvguide.com/special/summer-tv/calendar/august/ 

Games

www.ign.com/games/upcoming?time=1m

Music

http://www.allmusic.com/newreleases

Anime

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime/upcoming/tv 

See you at the movies!